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December 2008
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The editors liked
Good airflow design
Excellent HDD mounting system
Smooth
Quiet 180mm fans
Roomy
Low baseline noise
Elegantly understated aesthetics
Very sturdy construction/designCONS
Large
Only one SATA backplane provided
Top fan filter not accessible
Our tha...
Extremely sturdy
Good ventilation
Build quality
Quiet fans
Cleansleekelegant styling!
Excellent build quality and beautiful anodized finish (black or silver)
All aluminum
Premium grade
Midtower enclosure
Positive air pressure design optimizes cooling performance and keeps dust out
Two 180mm and one 120mm
Positive Air Pressure Cooling
Whole case is completely black even the inside
Noise level is low with quiet fans and noise damping foam on doors
Nice deep tray on top of the case
Lots of expansion slots for more hard drive and optical drives
Very stro...
Classic design principles
Executed with precision
Light weight
Strong construction
Quiet design with high quality fans
Dust-Free pressurized case design
Flexible HDD drive bay provisions
SATA hot-swap feature available
One included
Flexible mo...
Looks amazing
Excellent cable management features
Solid
Top-notch build quality
Superior air-flow
Extremely quiet
Light-weight
No sharp edges anywhere
Excellent value
Solid construction
Great looks
Plenty of dard drive bays. Quiet
Effective thermals.
The editors didn't like
Large
Only one SATA backplane provided
Top fan filter not accessible
The side panels could be a bit thicker
Lacks proper cable management
No hole for the CPU cooler installation
Space a little tight for cable routing/management when fully populated
Does not support Extended ATX motherboards
No ESATA port
Not a completely "tool-less" case
The PSU area may be too small for larger Power Supply Units
The price is on the high side of the pricing spectrum
Only one hot-swappable SATA hard drive bay area
Two of three filters not easily removed and/or cleaned
Cable management could use improvements
Airflow options are limited
Slight mismatch of anodized finish on external drive bay covers
No eSATA connector on external patch panel
The included fans dont light up
There wasnt a second GTX280 included
Quality like this doesnt come cheap
Would like to see more how-swap connectors included
Over-insulated
No E-ATX compatibility.
A tad expensive
A bit cramped for sidemounted SATA ports. Only one SATA hotswitch plate.
Positive Air Pressure Cooling, Whole case is completely black even the inside, Noise level is low with quiet fans and noise damping foam on doors, Nice deep tray on top of the case, Lots of expansion slots for more hard drive and optical drives, Very stro...
Not a completely "tool-less" case, The PSU area may be too small for larger Power Supply Units, The price is on the high side of the pricing spectrum, Only one hot-swappable SATA hard drive bay area
Working with SilverStone Fortress FT01 has been an eye opening experience for the Ninjalane crew. At first glance we see a nice, clean-cut, and smooth mid-tower case, at second glace you begin to see all of the work the engineers did in order to make ...
SilverStone Fortress FT01 is a mid-tower case targeted to the exigent user that wants a high-quality all-aluminum case. Here is a summary of what we found about this product.Strong PointsLight.Top-notch quality.Amazing number of hard disk drive bays th...
Abstract: The SilverStone Fortress FT01 doesnt outdo the Temjin TJ10 if youre after an extended ATX enclosure, need a surplus of room, or require dedicated cooling for your graphics card(s), but if youre just looking for one hell of a well-designed and well-...
The Silverstone Fortress FT01 is a well built and designed chassis. It offers large cooling fans that will affectively cool your hardware without the insane noise levels. The unique uni-body design of the chassis gives it a great look as well as offer...
Classic design principles, executed with precision, Light weight, strong construction, Quiet design with high quality fans, Dust-Free pressurized case design, Flexible HDD drive bay provisions, SATA hot-swap feature available, one included, Flexible mo...
Two of three filters not easily removed and/or cleaned, Cable management could use improvements, Airflow options are limited, Slight mismatch of anodized finish on external drive bay covers, No eSATA connector on external patch panel
The SilverStone FT01is in some ways, a carefully tuned product; its airflow, for instance. In other aspects its a blank canvas for serious builders. Theres no denying its good looks, particularly the version I reviewed, with the large, clear side wi...
The SilverStone FT01 is one of the nicest cases I have used to date and has found a new home on my desk. The attention to detail that SilverStone has taken with this case is above and beyond the norm and the case itself simply looks gorgeous.Starting ...
Silverstone produces high-end chassis, and the build quality of the FT01 is virtually impeccable. There are no sharp edges or other areas of concern. Building the main body of the case out of a single piece of aluminum also creates a more rigid struct...
Top-notch build quality, Superior air-flow, Extremely quiet, Light-weight, No sharp edges anywhere, Excellent value,
Quality like this doesnt come cheap, Would like to see more how-swap connectors included, Over-insulated, No E-ATX compatibility.
Now comes the part I enjoy most of all when it comes to reviewing cases, the installation! For this build I will be using the following parts: ASUS M3A78-EMH HDMI mATX AMD Phenom 9550 Quad-Core OCZ XTC PC2-6400 2X2GB Visiontek HD 4870 512MB BFG 680W L...
Looking at the Silverstone FT01, we see a real missed opportunity to deliver what could have been an extremely good case. To Silverstone’s credit, the FT01 is absolutely beautiful to look at – the understated elegance and style here is unquest...
Good cooling, Operates silently, External water cooling ready, Toolfree drives, CMOS and SATA Addons, Sturdy, Fan Filters, Foam sound damping...
Bad access to top fan filter, Price...
The FT01 Fortress from SilverStone was an awesome case in terms of silence, great looks, and good cooling. The add-on modules round out the case, and help it stand out beyond the competition. I personally suggest having a hot swappable CP05 module per...
